Energy Impasse Could Break Next Year

The reelection of President Bush and a bigger Republican majority in the U.S. Senate may revive the administration's energy bill, including new drilling in Alaska. While controversial, that should help certain energy companies.

CONGRESS, CARIBOU, and crude oil drilling in Alaska had little in common until the election returns came in.

With four new Republicans voted into the U.S. Senate and a majority reelection victory for an administration committed to developing new domestic energy sources, wide-ranging energy legislation may finally pass Congress and become law next...